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Montserrat

A volcano island where turtle law still allows a hunting season.

Green turtle
Green turtle, found in the waters of the wider region · Photo: James Thornton on Unsplash
Exploring

Ethics pass, with care. We found a way to visit this country that meets our animal-welfare standard, as long as we work with the right local operator. Checked by Ocean Calling on 5 Oct 2026. Sources: Montserrat destination research, Ocean Calling Notion; Montserrat marine turtle action plan 2023; UK travel advice, Montserrat.

🧭 Travel advice, checked 5 Oct 2026. The UK FCDO travel advice for Montserrat, last updated on 3 July 2026, lists volcano hazard level 1, with no public access to Zone V, which includes Plymouth. It also notes that the hurricane season runs from 30 June to 30 November. Sources: UK FCDO travel advice, Montserrat · UK FCDO travel advice, Montserrat regional risks Advice differs by passport: check your own government before you plan.

Turtles

Why Montserrat

People come for the Soufriere Hills volcano, the exclusion zone and a quiet north. It is not an ocean week. Green and hawksbill turtles feed and nest here. A turtle law described in 2023 and 2024 papers appears to allow taking turtles from 1 October to 31 May, including nesting females and eggs. Until that changes, we offer no turtle trip. Story only.

Conservation-led. Ocean Calling guests never chase, touch or bait animals.

United States of AmericaHaitiDominican Rep.BahamasMexicoBrazilColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaTrinidad and TobagoLittle Bay and the west coast, Montserrat

When to go

Timing changes a lot from place to place. See each place below.

We have researched this place and keep learning about it. There is no trip here yet.

Our ethics check

Can we travel here ethically?

Ethics pass, with care

Good with the right operator. Here is how we choose.

Ethical turtle experiences cannot happen while nesting females can be taken in the open season. We avoid every turtle product here until the law changes, and we do not write that turtles are fully protected. UK advice, last updated on 3 July 2026, lists volcano hazard level 1, with no public access to Zone V.

Evidence is still thin here. We are checking again with official sources.

Checked 5 Oct 2026. Places change, so we look again every year.

Sources for this check
Places we are exploring

Where in Montserrat

Short notes from our research. Wildlife is never guaranteed.

Little Bay and the west coast

Exploring

A quiet west coast where turtles feed and nest, close to the volcano exclusion zones.

⛵ From the boat or shore, never in the water: Sea turtles, we offer no trip while the hunting season is open

Animals

Animals recorded in Montserrat

Tap an animal to learn how it lives, where it travels and how to meet it respectfully.

Green turtle resting on the reef, shell and head pattern in sharp detailGreen turtleChelonia mydasSeen in 103 countries in the AtlasLeast ConcernHawksbill turtle swimming, pointed beak in profileHawksbill turtleEretmochelys imbricataSeen in 88 countries in the AtlasCritically EndangeredLeatherback hatchling crossing the sand toward the seaLeatherback turtleDermochelys coriaceaSeen in 76 countries in the AtlasVulnerableLoggerhead turtle at the surface feeding on Portuguese man o' warLoggerhead turtleCaretta carettaSeen in 89 countries in the AtlasVulnerableHumpback whale swimming close with long pectoral finHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeSeen in 87 countries in the AtlasLeast ConcernMale magnificent frigatebird perched on a mangrove branchMagnificent frigatebirdFregata magnificensSeen in 52 countries in the AtlasLeast ConcernMasked booby on Ascension IslandMasked boobySula dactylatraSeen in 80 countries in the AtlasLeast ConcernAdult brown booby standing on a rock with its bill open against blue sky, PrincipeBrown boobySula leucogasterSeen in 104 countries in the AtlasLeast ConcernClose view of a red-footed booby head with blue, pink and red bill and throat skin among green leavesRed-footed boobySula sulaSeen in 91 countries in the AtlasLeast ConcernCrowd of brown pelicans packed together on a coastal roost, one adult with a pale head and coloured bill facing the cameraBrown pelicanPelecanus occidentalisSeen in 48 countries in the AtlasLeast Concern
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